Benchmark Factory for Database 8.1 - User Guide

Statistics Settings

You can use this page of the Settings dialog to specify default values for the statistics collection options.

Note: If you modify the default settings in the Settings dialog, the changes apply to new jobs only, not to existing jobs.

To specify Statistics settings

1. Select Edit | Settings. The Settings dialog opens.

2. Specify statistics collection options. Review the following for additional information:

   Save results to Repository

   Select to save test information to the Repository. Then select one or more of the following options: Save Real-Time Counter Information—Saves real-time performance monitoring information to the Repository during the test. See Performance Counters Tab for more information. Note: To specify sampling rate, go to Edit | Settings | Statistics | Real-Time counters. Save User Statistics—Saves user-level statistics. Save Distribution—Saves transactions per second and response time per user distribution. Log Transaction Results to disk—Logs the transaction results of a job to disk. Note: Checking this option imposes performance penalties.

To specify Real-Time Counter settings

1. Select Edit | Settings. The Settings dialog opens.
2. Expand the Statistics node and select Real-Time Counters.
3. In the Real-time reporting interval field, specify a sampling rate.

Tip: You can over-ride the default settings and specify statistics collection options per job. In the New/Edit Job Wizard, select a test under Workload and then select the Performance Counters tab (under Job Setup tab).